HRT young driver line-up

Hispania Racing's line-up for the 2010 Young Drivers Test in Abu
Dhabi
Hispania Racing is going to give three talented drivers the opportunity
to drive during the Young Drivers Test in Abu Dhabi: Pastor Maldonado,
Josef Kral and Davide ...

Hispania Racing's line-up for the 2010 Young Drivers Test in Abu
Dhabi

Hispania Racing is going to give three talented drivers the opportunity
to drive during the Young Drivers Test in Abu Dhabi: Pastor Maldonado,
Josef Kral and Davide Valsecchi.

On Tuesday, GP2 champion Pastor Maldonado will be in the cockpit of the
HRT F110 and will do his first laps in a Formula 1 car in 2010 after
having tested for Minardi F1 Team in Misano in 2004. GP2 drivers Josef
Kral and Davide Valsecchi will take over testing duties on the second and
last day of the test.

Pastor Maldonado was already announced after the Brazilian Grand Prix to
run for the Spanish team at the Young Drivers and Pirelli Tests. The 25
year old driver competed in the Formula Renault Championship and won the
Italian title in 2004 and followed that up with a year in the Italian
F3000 Championship before moving on to Formula Renault 3.5 Series where
he classified third. Between 2007 and 2010 he raced in GP2 Series. The
biggest success of his career is with no doubt to have won the GP2 Series
Championship in 2010 prematurely, in Monza.

20 year old Josef Kral was born in the Czech Republic. He competed in
Formula BMW, where he ended up second in 2007, as well as the
International Formula Masters (2008-2009) and the GP2 Asia and GP2 Series
(2009-2010) with Super Nova. After having a serious crash at the sprint
race in Valencia, Kral sustained two fractured vertebrae and had to stop
racing until the end of the season in Abu Dhabi, where he showed a very
strong comeback and now he is getting his first opportunity to drive a
Formula 1 car.

Italian Davide Valsecchi (23 years old) started in Italian Formula
Renault and Formula Renault World Series between 2003 and 2007. Then he
competed for different teams in GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series. Valsecchi
won the sprint race in Abu Dhabi and was champion of GP2 Asia in 2010.

Dr. Colin Kolles, Team Principal:
"We have followed Josef Kral's career for many years and we
are always in search of young and talented drivers. After Josef's
accident in Valencia, he had a great comeback in Abu Dhabi and we have
high hopes in his performance. Davide Valsecchi is one of the young and
talented drivers and he is the current GP2 Asia Champion. We are looking
forward to see his development in a Formula 1 car and we are happy to
give Davide and Josef the opportunity to drive in a Formula 1 car. Having
two GP2 champions like Pastor Maldonado and Davide Valsecchi in our car
makes us very proud."

Josef Kral:
"A dream is coming true for me with driving a Formula 1 car on
Wednesday as part of the Young Driver Test 2010. I always wanted to be in
a F1 car when I started karting at the age of eight. To test with
Hispania Racing in Abu Dhabi is another big step for me. After my big
crash in Valencia this year, I had to take a break for about four months
and I was very happy when I was back in a race car at the last event of
the GP2 Series. I am very thankful to have been given the opportunity to
do my first laps in a Formula 1 car and I am really excited."

Davide Valsecchi:
"It is going to be my first time in a Formula 1 car and it is a
great honor for me. I want to thank Hispania Racing for giving me the
opportunity to be part of it. I have already met the team and I felt
comfortable there immediately. My aim for the test on Wednesday is to do
a good job and to show a good performance. I am really looking forward to
getting some experience in the F1 car and I can't wait to sit in
the cockpit. It is going to be another highlight for me after winning the
GP2 Asia Championship."